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The Etgar pre-Succot quiz

Warm up for Succot with our festive challenge

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(contains material not in the Etgar Handbook)

1.Which megillah is read on Succot?

a)Shir Hashirim

b)Kohelet

c)Esther

d)Eichah

e)Rut

2.The Ushpizin are…?

a)types of fruit we use to decorate the succah

b)famous Jewish characters who are said to join us each day in the succah

c)special cakes eaten on Succot

d)leaves used to cover the succah

e)the walls of the succah

3.What is the name of the prayers recited on Succot during the procession around the synagogue?

a)Tefilat Haderech

b)Hoshanot

c)Hallel

d)Halleluyot

e)Selichot

4.What type of tree does a lulav come from?

a)pine

b)palm

c)weeping willow

d)oak

e)cedar

5.How many days Succot do you celebrate in Israel?

a)five

b)six

c)seven

d)eight

e)nine

6.In which country did Sephardi Jews not live until modern times?

a)Spain,

b)Portugal

c)Morocco

d) Italy

e)Germany

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 Answers: 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5c, 6e

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